Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201572831 - Employee killed in fall from communication tower

Accident Summary Nr: 201572831 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 02/25/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307528489	02/28/2005	1799	238990	Ne Colorado Cellular Inc. Dba Viaero Wireless

Abstract: An employee was installing a new digital cellular telephone antenna on the antenna mount of an existing three-leg communication tower. He was suspended by his work positioning lanyard from an antenna mount near the top of the tower. Seconds after being observed in this position, the employee fell approximately 55 meters. He died of injuries sustained in the fall. The snaphook on his work positioning lanyard had previously been damaged, and he was not tied off with his fall arrest lanyard.

Keywords: ATTACHMENT HOOK, COMMUNICATION TOWER, TELECOM WORK, INADEQUATE MAINT, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, LANYARD, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, ANTENNA, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		180	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307528489			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 180 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fall from/with structure (other than roof)

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